West Law and Court

[ThomPaine]

Found this reading another forum and wondered if anyone had any info about it: (originally posted mid 07)

If you want to see a federal court case get dropped in a hurry, just sue West Law, the publisher, for incorrect information. Happened here in Western Washington about 3 years ago.

Cheers,

Thom

[Shoonra]

Please provide some more details about that case.

This is news to me. I know that someone tried suing WestLaw (one word) about twelve years ago because he didn't like what was said about him in a court decision posted on WestLaw. But WestLaw won because of a sort of derivative of judicial immunity.

[weishaupt1776]

And we'll have to thank Shoonra for keeping any possible Patriot Folklore in check

[ThomPaine]

How many cases in Washington State from 3-4 years ago involved WestLaw?? There cant be that many...sheesh..

I dont have any more details or I would have posted them.

[mrg]

Originally Posted by Shoonra

...WestLaw won because of a sort of derivative of judicial immunity.

?

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water.

[Shoonra]

The point was that the judge couldn't be sued for what he wrote in his decision, and therefore West (or anyone else who reprinted the judge's decision) couldn't be sued for what was in the decision either.

[mrg]

Originally Posted by Shoonra

The point was that the judge couldn't be sued for what he wrote in his decision, and therefore West (or anyone else who reprinted the judge's decision) couldn't be sued for what was in the decision either.

Who "gave" "judges" "judicial" "immunity?"